09-29-2016, 02:57 PM
I don't think it's a goal to force everyone to think alike. If it is, it's a fantasy that's bound to fail.
And, as an Independent, there are times that I've aligned more and voted for Republican candidates. But, you're right, that meant voting for a person and a party with which I disagreed on some social policies. There are always compromises, no matter which person or party I decide to vote for.
There were a couple of 2016 Republican primary candidates whose experience, views, and temperaments I would have seriously considered supporting in the general presidential election. Donald Trump isn't one of them and continues to be less a credible candidate as time passes, for me.
Anyway, in less than two months, we'll know whether we'll be living with Donald Trump as the leader of our country. If so, I'll hope he performs better for the American people and as a world leader than I expect. But, either way, I won't be forced to think like he does (which I don't assume is how the majority of Americans think) and don't have the unrealistic expectation that if Clinton is elected that Trump and his supporters will suddenly be forced or motivated to view many things as she does, or as I do. That's not how it works in a diverse Democracy, which is still the best political system I know of.
And, as an Independent, there are times that I've aligned more and voted for Republican candidates. But, you're right, that meant voting for a person and a party with which I disagreed on some social policies. There are always compromises, no matter which person or party I decide to vote for.
There were a couple of 2016 Republican primary candidates whose experience, views, and temperaments I would have seriously considered supporting in the general presidential election. Donald Trump isn't one of them and continues to be less a credible candidate as time passes, for me.
Anyway, in less than two months, we'll know whether we'll be living with Donald Trump as the leader of our country. If so, I'll hope he performs better for the American people and as a world leader than I expect. But, either way, I won't be forced to think like he does (which I don't assume is how the majority of Americans think) and don't have the unrealistic expectation that if Clinton is elected that Trump and his supporters will suddenly be forced or motivated to view many things as she does, or as I do. That's not how it works in a diverse Democracy, which is still the best political system I know of.